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The Martin Lewis Podcast

"Sorry, go to manufacturer, not us" | Budget | Myrie's money mastermind

The Martin Lewis Podcast

BBC

Business

4.4930 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s podcast, Martin talks about the importance of financial education in schools for young people, something he’s been campaigning on for a long time.

Martin also reacts to the budget from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt which included a campaign win on Child Benefit, and cuts to National Insurance.

He talks consumer rights and his experience with eBay telling him he should go to the manufacturer with a tech item he bought on the site that was faulty.

And there’s a surprise guest in the Martin’s Mastermind chair.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.

0:05.0

Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the cunningly named The Martin Lewis Podcast.

0:09.9

I do wonder what that's going to be about.

0:12.0

Now, usually much of it comes from our BBC Radio 5 live show in the Halotha Naika on a Wednesday,

0:16.6

but this week it's a double header.

0:18.4

We've got the main pod and the budget special in a two-for-one

0:22.5

bog-off podcast special. By the way, if you already heard the budget bits that we put out yesterday,

0:28.1

just fast forward through that bit. There's loads more. So you've got the fight for financial

0:32.2

education in schools. You've got all the budget need to knows from national insurance to the

0:36.9

changes to child benefit. You've got money mastermind need to nose from national insurance to the changes to child benefit.

0:38.6

You've got money mastermind, but this week with Clive Myrie guessing, does he get it right or wrong?

0:45.0

Then why, sorry, you need to go to the manufacturer. Is often a consumer wrong, not a consumer right?

0:51.8

A great question on tax-free childcare from Ahmed. The tellers is on

0:55.4

your budgeting tips. So much more, I think we should just play the theme tune.

1:02.5

I got meals. I got to pay. So I'm going to work for it. I'm going to work. I'm going to work for the world. I got a man.

1:11.6

I got a fee.

1:14.4

So I'm going to make sure everybody is.

1:17.9

Let's listen to this clip.

1:19.8

Martin, campaigning for financial education to be taught in schools.

1:23.8

And as the minister is in the room, I will go back.

1:27.0

I funded this textbook because the state

1:29.2

wouldn't and told me it had to be funded by an individual. That is a political failing.

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